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The Doom of Babylon |
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Revelation 17:1
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Then one of the seven angels who had the seven
bowls came and spoke with me, saying, "Come here, I will show you the judgment
of the great harlot who sits on many waters, |
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Revelation 17:2
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with whom the kings of the earth committed acts
of immorality, and those who dwell on the earth were made drunk with the wine
of her immorality." |
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Revelation 17:3
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And he carried me away in the Spirit into a
wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous
names, having seven heads and ten horns. |
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Revelation 17:4
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The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet,
and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a gold
cup full of abominations and of the unclean things of her immorality, |
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Revelation 17:5
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and on her forehead a name was written, a mystery,
"BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH." |
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Revelation 17:6
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And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of
the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered
greatly. |
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Revelation 17:7
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And the angel said to me, "Why do you wonder?
I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which
has the seven heads and the ten horns. |
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Revelation 17:8
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"The beast that you saw was, and is not, and
is about to come up out of the abyss and go to destruction. And those who dwell
on the earth, whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation
of the world, will wonder when they see the beast, that he was and is not and
will come. |
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Revelation 17:9
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"Here is the mind which has wisdom. The seven
heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits, |
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Revelation 17:10
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and they are seven kings; five have fallen,
one is, the other has not yet come; and when he comes, he must remain a little
while. |
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Revelation 17:11
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"The beast which was and is not, is himself
also an eighth and is one of the seven, and he goes to destruction. |
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Revelation 17:12
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"The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who
have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the
beast for one hour. |
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Revelation 17:13
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"These have one purpose, and they give their
power and authority to the beast. |
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Victory for the Lamb |
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Revelation 17:14
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"These will wage war against the Lamb, and the
Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those
who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful." |
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Revelation 17:15
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And he *said
to me, "The waters which you saw where the harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes
and nations and tongues. |
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Revelation 17:16
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"And the ten horns which you saw, and the beast,
these will hate the harlot and will make her desolate and naked, and will eat
her flesh and will burn her up with fire. |
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Revelation 17:17
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"For God has put it in their hearts to execute
His purpose by having a common purpose, and by giving their kingdom to the beast,
until the words of God will be fulfilled. |
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Revelation 17:18
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"The woman whom you saw is the great city, which
reigns over the kings of the earth." |
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